Elementary Lesson Plan Template – Printable, With I Can Line

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One lesson 2

Elementary lesson plan, one lesson Lines for Teacher, Grade, Subject and Date, then ruled lines under nine headings: Standard, I can, Materials, Mini-lesson, Guided practice, Independent work or centers, Small-group notes, Closing and Check for understanding.
Elementary lesson plan, short form Five headings with more lines under each: I can, Materials, Lesson, Practice and Check for understanding.

One lesson as a table 2

Elementary lesson plan with a small-group table Four tall rows named Whole class, Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3, with Task, Materials and Notes columns. Teacher, Subject, Date and I can lines above the table.
Elementary lesson plan with minutes for each part A table with the rows named Mini-lesson, Guided practice, Independent work and Closing, and columns for Minutes, What we do and Materials. Standard and I can lines above it.

A day, or two subjects 2

Elementary lesson plan for a day, by subject One homeroom day: rows named Reading, Writing, Math, Science and Social studies, with I can, Activity and Materials columns.
Elementary lesson plan, two subjects to a page Two short plans with a cut line between them. Each has Subject and Date lines and ruled lines under I can, Mini-lesson, Practice and Closing.

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Read-aloud and boxes 3

Elementary lesson plan, six open boxes Six boxes with no ruled lines, for notes or sketches: I can, Materials, Mini-lesson, Guided practice, Independent work or centers, and Closing.
Elementary lesson plan, six ruled boxes The same six headings as ruled boxes with a short prompt under each heading.
Read-aloud lesson plan For reading a book to the class: a Book line, then I can, New words, Before reading, Stops and questions, After reading and Follow-up activity.

Filled-in sample 1

Sample: five subjects for one homeroom day, filled in Sample. The day by subject filled in for a made-up class, with an I can line, one activity and the materials for each of five subjects.

How this list was compiled: Written and laid out in-house for this page on October 2, 2026. Every sheet is a plain form to fill in by hand; the headings are everyday planning words, and no school district's, publisher's or program's form is copied. The sample day is made up. Licence: own work

How it works

This elementary lesson plan template opens on one lesson: lines for Teacher, Grade, Subject and Date, then ruled blocks from Standard and I can through Mini-lesson, Guided practice and Independent work or centers to Check for understanding.

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One lesson, nine headings

Press Print the lesson plan. Standard and I can take one line each. Mini-lesson has three lines; Guided practice, Independent work or centers, and Small-group notes have two. Closing and Check for understanding finish the page.

A day, small groups, a read-aloud

The day by subject has rows for Reading, Writing, Math, Science and Social studies. The small-group table gives the whole class and three groups a row each. The read-aloud plan has a Book line and a block for stops and questions.

The short form drops to five headings, with six lines under Lesson.
Two subjects to a page prints two half-page plans to cut apart.

Questions and answers

What goes in an elementary school lesson plan template?

This one asks for the standard, an I can statement, the materials, a mini-lesson, guided practice, independent work or centers, notes on small groups, a closing and a check for understanding.

Which grades is it for?

Grades 1 to 5 is our suggestion. The Grade line is blank and no sheet prints a grade, so it suits any class where one teacher has the students for most subjects.

What is an I can line?

It is the lesson's goal written from the student's side, such as I can read a map key. The sample day by subject shows one for each of five subjects.

Is there a version with open boxes?

Yes. Six open boxes has no ruled lines, and six ruled boxes has a short prompt under each heading.